Scraping tool



L. NOVAK.

SCRMING TOOL. APPLlcATloN FILED rsa. 1.1920. RENEWED MAR. 7. 1922.

c Patented Apr. 18, w22.

STA

ras i earner Leon neven, or NEW Yoan, N. Y.

SCRAPING TOOL.'

Application filed February 7, 192i?, Serial No. 355,939. Renewed March l?, 1922.- Serial No. 541,345.

To all 107mm t may confor/l,

Be it known thaty l, LEON Novak, a citizen of Poland, residing at 548 East 147th St., New York city, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scraping Tools; and l do hereby declare the following to be a tull, clear, and exact description oi the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make land use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon` whichY form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates generally to improvements in floor and veneer scraping tools; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to an improved construction of means for rigidly securing the yscraping blade inassembled relation to the tool. Y

Thev inventionhas for itslprincipal object to provide in combination with scraping tools a novel construction of blade holder and locking device wherebythe blade is securely and lrigidly held `in operative relation to the tool, and in a manner eliminating all tendency of .the blade to slip or .to vibrate, thereby overcoming allk tendency'oi' the blade to chatterfwhen thetool is used, and consequentlyeliminatingchecking of the surface scraped by the blade. By checking l mean the production oit 'wavy gouges inlthe scraped-surface.ratherthan the perfectly smooth level surface desiredto be produced bythe i001.4 1

f Other objects of vthe `present invention, not atithis time moreparticu'la-rly enumerated,1will.be clearly, understood-,from the following detailed description ot the same.

-With the variousv objects of thepresent invention in view. theslame-consists, primarily` in the novel blade' holdingvmeans for scrapingtools hereinafter set forth ;and,`the invention consists, furthermore-in the novel arrangements and combinations Aoi: Vthe various devices," andV .partagesv well as inY the detailsoi` the constructionof the same. all oli-.which will be hereinafter moreifullydescribed. and thenlinally embodiedV in the claims appended thereto. yI l i -The invention is clearly `illustrateclgin kthe accornpanying` drawings, in which Figure'lis a ytop plan of a floor and veneer scraping tool provided with the novel blade holding means made accordi-ngto andernbedrne the principles 0f my' present invention g. Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal secltion through the same, taken on line 2 2 in said Figure 1;.l1`igiire 3 is Ya detail vertical. longitudinal section through the blade holding means drawn on an enlarged scale and .with the clamp-plate slightl; released to showthe initial concavity of the inner binding-:surface oi" the same; and Figure 4 is a det-ail transversel section, taken on line lin said Figure 3.

Similar character-s of reference are eniployed in all of ther hereinabove described views, to indicato corresponding parts. Referring now to said drawings, the reference-character 'l indicates the basev 'oit the scraping tool havingthe usual laterally disposed. openingr 2, through which' the/'blade is projected to working position,l kand also having, th'e usual si'delianges' projecting upwardly from its longitudin'al'edges'l aSa'id side flanges 3 are provided. with the vertically disposed rre-enforcing portions'll, upon the upper15 ends of which, :and Ato which is secured by fastening screws; or otherwise, the transverse Ahand-grip bar 6, having at its free ends the oppositely and outwardly projectinghandle portions T.' K

rllransverselv disposedl bet-wezen said side ilanges 3, andabove saidV openingQ--of the base l. is a blade holding fra-me, the same comprising a back plate 8, having at its'lower m argin' a re-en 'forcingr transverse rib 9 pro*- vided in its opposite ends with sockets'zlO. Connected with said respective side `flanges 3 are iuwardliT projecting tulcrumy pins ll, which respectivel;7 enter said sockets l0. thereby serving to pivot said blade holding frame so that the same may be swung torwardlv or rearwardly Vto adjustthe blade.

to be heldin said Jframe tothedesi'red angle or pitch. .The means- 'liorfad'iusting the frame fior such purpose comprises the threaded link-rod'lQrone end oli-'which-is pivoted to and between ears or lugs-13 pro- Liecting rearwardlv "from the backface of said backy plate 8. The treeV end of said link-rod l2 extends,rearwardlythrough the perforation .le ot an anchor. :post- 15connected with the rearward end `oi? said base l'. A rearward lock vnut' 16 threaded'on said link-rodto engage one side otfsaid anchor post, and a forward lock-nut 17 also threaded` on 'said link-rod to engage the other side of said anchor post may be manipulated in .the customary manner to eect the desired adjustment-0f. said blade holdp ing frame, and then to lock the same in the adjusted position so effected.

Intermediate the upper and lower ends of said back plate 8 is a transverse front bar 18, integrally connected with the side portions of said back plate and forwardly offset therefrom by means o-f end members 19 to provide an intermediate opening or slot 20. Extending through said opening or slot 20, in the front of said back plate 8 is a clamp-plate 21.Y Said clamp-plate 21 is provided in its side margins with notches 22 which engage over supporting pins 23, the latter being anchored in said end members 19 to project inwardly into the slot 20. Said supporting pins 23 as engaged by the notches 22 of said clamp-plate 21, serve to retain the latter in operative relation to the blade holding frame, and also serve to guide the clampplate in bodily forward or rearward movement or play within said slot 20. Connected with the lower edge of said clamp-.plate is a transverse guard rib 24, the under side 25 of which is upwardly and forwardly chamfered. Said guard rib projects beyond the boundaries of said slot`20 and guards the same against the entrance thereinto of shavings, dirt, etc., when the tool is in use, the chamfered under side of said rib serving to turn forward and away from the blade holding frame the shavingsv passing upwardly through said openings 2 of the base 1 when the tool is operated.

The .reference-character 26 indicates a scrapingb'lade, the same, when properly assembled in the blade holding frame', being disposed between said back plate 8 and said clamp-plate 21,'so that its lower working or. cutting edge projects downwardly through the opening 2 of the base 1 to the desired extent. When the blade 26 is properly positioned, the clamp-plate 21 is forced rearwardbodily, to press against the face of theblade, and to force they rear face of the same 'firmly against the back plate 8. The means for so movingv the clamp-plate V21 comprises a set screw, the shank 27 of vwhich-is threaded through the front bar V18 sov that its inner end is forced against the faee ofsaidclamp-plate. The outer end of said set'screw is provided with a head' or finger piece 28 for manipulating the same.

` Preferably said setscrew extends diagonally `ly, this position of the' portions.

4 v vdownward throughl said front bar 18, so

that its end engages the clamp-'plate obliquevset screw serving best to hold the clamp-plate against upward vertical slip or vibration.V The inner or clamping lface ofv said clamp-plate 21 is slightly concave from its upper to its lower Vas 'indicate'd'nat f29 in Figure y3, andthe lower or bottomedge'BO of'said claimp-plate is slightly curved upwardly from end lto'fend.l This arrangement provides that as the clamping-plate 21 engages 4linger piece` 32.

the blade it will attain point contact therewith along its upper portion and at the corners of its lower portion, thus firmly holding the blade against slippage, and as the set screw forces the clamp-plate rearwardly against the blade, the inherent spring of the former will tend to flatten the c same out so that under the pressure of the set screw all portions of the clamp-plate surface will be forced into close hugging and gripping relation to the blade, therefore rigidly holding the latter against all slippage, vibration or chattering, and assuring that its cutting' edge will be so' rigidly held inservice, that lack yof vibration or chattering thereof, or of the blade body,

will eliminateall checking of the surface scraped bysaid cutting edge, and will cause said cutting edge to produce' a smooth, level and even shaving outof the surface scraped. A

The upper portion of the back plate 8 is reduced or diminished in width toward its 'upper end to provide a finger piece 31, and, in like manner, the upper portion ofthe clamp-plate 21 is reduced or diminished in width toward itsupper end to provide a The rearkv face of said clamp-plate "linger piece 32, 4or' that' .face

thereof which is toward theblade,. is forwardly and upwardlj7 inclinedor chamfered, as at 33. This arrangement servesanovel and valuable purpose', in that when' itis desired to reinove theblade, the set screw is loosened to retract itsshanlr 27, 'thereupon by graspingA the finger pieces 31 and 32V and squeezing the latter't'oward the former, the

clamp-plate isv -rocked onthe highpoint 34` atthe vbase of the chainfered 'nger piece 32,'so as to swing forwardly Vits 'which provides its gripping quickly and easily loosening'the same from the' blade-26, sothat thel latter'maY r drop main body portions, thus f or be easily removed downwardly t rough i:

the opening 2 of the vbase 1 and outwardly from the holding frame, or as easilyjinserted upwardly-'through the opening V2'of the base land'intosaid'holding frame.

From the above Vdescription Ait will be readily understoodthat my novel construction of blade". holding frame, and'- particularly the 4novel construction and loperation 'of the bodily and rearwardly movable clamp-plate, as guided in' saidt` frame', renders highly efficient clamping function adaptedfto firmly 'and rigidly engageagymaX- imum portion of the blade body sof that .the

same 'is most'rigidlysecured againstslip` page, vibration-,for chattering. j i.

I am aware that some changes may' be made inl lthe;V general 'arrangements 4and combinations 'of `the several :devices and parts of my presetinvention, as well as in thegfdetails'of"the construr'rxtionQo'f said parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of 1,111.2,sse

my invention as set forth in the foregoing speeifitation and as dehned in the appended cla11ns, Hence, l do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the devices and parts as described in said specification, nor do l conine myself tothe exact details ot the construction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

l claim l. ln a scraping tool, the combination with a base of a blade holder comprisinga back plate, a transverse trent bar provided with a clamp screw, end members for rigidly connecting said front bar with said back plate in off-set relation thereto to provide an intermediate opening, a clamp-plate disposed in said opening intermediate said back plato and said iront bar, means for supporting said clamp plate for bodily movement Atoward said back-plate, a scraping blade disposed between said backplate and said clamp-plate, and a transverse forwardly projecting guard flange adjacent to the lower edge of said clamp-plate adapted to cover said opening intermediate said. clamp plate and said front bar, the same having an upwardly and forwardly chamered under side.

2. ln a scraping tool, the combination with a base ot a blade holder comprising a back plate7 a transverse front bar rigidly associated with said back plate, a clamp plate intermediate said back plate and said front bar between which and said back plate a blade is disposed, means for support-ing said clamp-plate tor bodily movement toward said back plate, the upper portion of said clamp-plate having an upwardly projecting linger piece provided with an upwardly and Aforwardly chamtered inner face for purposes described, and a set screw passing through'said Yfront bar to engage and torce said clamping plate rearwardly into clamping position.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above .l have hereunto set my hand this 22 day oit December, 1919.

LEON NOVAK.

Witnesses:

JOHN B. BALL7 CnonLIA A. BAIN. 

